Listen Again
Whatever
has become of the Mother of All Parliaments?
To
listen again to the lecture and the lively discussion had by the panel, click
on the links below.
Lecture
Panel
discussion
Questions
and Answers
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Democracy
Forum - Political Memoirs: Egotistical or Educational?
Wednesday
evening saw the first Hansard Society Democracy Forum of 2011. Chaired by
Virginia Gibbons, the speakers were two of the country's most experienced
politicians, Tony Benn and Baroness Shirley Williams.
Listen
again here-Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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Making
Better Law
Annual
Lecture: Nick Clegg announces plans for a "fundamental rewiring of
power in Britain"
Deputy
Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP used the PSA / Hansard Society Annual
Lecture to announce government plans for political reform, in which he said the
political system is out of step with modern life, and requires a "fundamental
rewiring of power".
Click
here for audio recordings of the speech
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Annual
Lecture: Nick Clegg announces plans for a "fundamental rewiring of
power in Britain"
Deputy
Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP used the PSA / Hansard Society Annual
Lecture to announce government plans for political reform, in which he said the
political system is out of step with modern life, and requires a "fundamental
rewiring of power".
Click
here for audio recordings of the speech
Click here for a full transcript of the speech
Click here for photos of the event
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Should
Scotland care about electoral reform? Hansard Society at the SNP
Conference
The
Hansard Society held its fourth party conference event on Friday 15th October,
asking Should Scotland
care about reformed voting at Westminster?
at the SNP Conference 2010, in association with the Electoral Reform Society Scotland.
Listen
again to our distinguished panel of guests, chaired by Dr Ruth Fox, Director of
Parliament and Government at the Hansard Society.
Prof John Curtice (University of Strathclyde), Pete Wishart MP, Willie Sullivan (Electoral Reform Society
Scotland) Linda Fabiani MSP Q&A Part 1 , Q&A Part 2
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Conservative
fringe event - 'Jack of all trades: How can MPs fulfil all their roles?'
The
Hansard Society and Institute for Government were joined by a distinguished
panel of guests at our Conservative Party Conference fringe event - ‘Jack of
all trades: How can MPs fulfil all their roles?'
Listen
again:
Lord Adonis (Chair) and Sir George Young MP
Stephen Dorrell MP , Mary Macleod MP, Nick Boles MP, Iain Dale (Total Politics), Andrew Tyrie MP
Q&A:
Part 1 Part 2
Labour
Conference 2010 - Fringe event, 'Jack of all trades - How can MPs fulfil
all their roles?'
The
Hansard Society and Institute for Government were joined by Jack Straw MP, John
Cryer MP, Dr Stella Creasy MP and Polly Toynbee of The Guardian at our
Labour Party Conference fringe event, 'Jack of all trades: How can MPs
fulfil all their roles?'
Listen
again:
Introduction and John Cryer MP
Dr Stella Creasy MP
Jack Straw MP
Polly Toynbee
Audience Q&A
Liberal
Democrat Conference fringe event - How can MPs fulfil all their roles?
The
Hansard Society and Insitute for Government were joined by Jo Swinson MP, Dr
Julian Huppert MP, David Heath MP and Jackie Ashley of The Guardian,
at our Liberal Democrat Conference fringe event in a discussion on the many
roles of MPs, 'Jack of all trades - How can MPs fulfil their many
roles?'.
Listen
again: Part 1
Jo Swinson MP ; Part 2
David Heath MP ; Part 3
Julian Huppert MP ; Part 4
Jackie Ashley ; Part 5
Q&A 1 ; Part 6
Q&A
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Britain
Votes 2010
On
September 15th we hosted an event to coincide with the launch of Britain
Votes 2010, the new comprehensive analysis of the 2010 general election.
Listen
to the event here.
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Hansard
Society at the Festival of Politics
The
Festival of Politics 2010 was a big success, and for the second year running
the Hansard Society were there to take part;
Women
at the Top: Where next for Women in Politics?
Dr Ruth Fox (Hansard Society) in
conversation with Joyce MacMillan (The Scotsman)
Listen to a recording of the
event here and Read The Guardian's comments here
Engaging
Politics?
Chair: Dr Ruth Fox (Hansard Society), Alex Fergusson MSP, Jim
Hood MP, Peter MacMahon (The Scotsman), Prof Charlie
Jeffrey (Institute
of Governance), and Peter
Kellner (YouGov)
Where
do young people get their political news? Michael Raftery Director of Citizenship and Education, Hansard Society
Listen to a recording of the
event here
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The internet and the 2010 election putting the small ‘p' back in politics?
Thursday July 29 2010 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament
Chair: Dr. Andy Williamson, Hansard Society
Speakers: Rachel Gibson, University of Manchester; Matthew
McGregor, Blue State Digital; Helen Duffett, LibDemVoice and former
LibDem candidate.
Listen to the panellists and audience discuss what they feel really happened
online and behind the scenes in the digital election:
Part
1
Part 2
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Connecting
with constituents - MPs and Digital Engagement
July
7, 2010 at 6.30pm in Portcullis House, Westminster.
Chair:
Dr. Andy Williamson (Director, Digital Democracy programme, Hansard
Society).
Panelists:
Dr. Paul Hodgkin (Patient Opinion); Tim Hood (Yoosk); Jon
Kingsbury (NESTA).
Listen
to the introduction and Jon Kingsbury from NESTA
Listen
to Paul Hodgkin and Jason Gough from Patient Opinion
Listen
to Tim Hood from Yoosk and the Chair's remarks
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Democracy
Forum: Coalition government - lessons from Holyrood
Chair:
Dr. Ruth Fox (Director, Parliament and Government Programme, Hansard
Society)
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish (Former Scottish First Minister, Labour MSP and MP),
Joyce McMillan (Scotsman)
Listen
to the introduction and Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish
Listen
to Joyce McMillan
Listen
to the Q&A session (part one)
Listen
to the Q&A session (part two) and concluding remarks
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Why
can't I vote at my ATM?
June
23, 6.45pm Portcullis House, Westminster
Chair:
Dr. Andy Williamson (Director, Digital Democracy Programme, Hansard
Society).
Speakers:
Tom Harris MP; Jason Kitcat (Open Rights Group); Jenny Watson
(Chair, Electoral Commission).
Listen
to the speakers.
Listen
to the audience contribution.
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Parliamentary
reform: the Coalition Government's agenda after Wright
Rt
Hon Sir George Young Bt MP, Leader of the House of Commons
June
16, 6.30pm, Westminster.
Read
the transcript of the keynote address
Listen
to the keynote address
Listen
to Sir George's response to audience questions
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Reform in a new Parliament - Reviving the Chamber,
a lecture by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP,
June 9, Westminster.
The audio recordings of the speech and the question and answer session are
available through the following links:
Speech
- part one
Speech
- part two
Q&A
session - part one
Q&A
session - part two
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Has Devolution Delivered for Women?
May 25 2010, the Scottish Parliament
Introduction to pamphlet and speakers
Wendy Alexander MSP
Dr. Fiona Mackay
Lesley Riddoch
Audience questions and panel's responses to follow
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Parliamentary Reform Lecture Series
Sir George Young MP (Shadow
Leader of the House of Commons) - March 18, 6.30pm
Read
the speech
Listen
to the speech
Listen
to the Q&A
David Howarth MP (Liberal
Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Solicitor
General) - March 15, 6pm.
Read
the full speechListen
to the full speech hereListen
to the Q&A here
Jack Straw MP (Lord Chancellor
and Secretary of State for Justice) - March 9, 6.30pm.
Read
the full speech
Listen
to the speech
Listen
to the Q&A
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Independent MPs - what can they bring to Parliament?
March 16, House of Commons
Dr
Richard Taylor MP & Chris Mullin MP
Cllr
Diane Park & Professor Phillip Cowley
Q&A
1
Q&A
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The 7th annual Audit of Political Engagement Launch
March 3, House of Commons
Dr Ruth Fox presents the Audit's findings
Rt Hon David Blunkett MP
Shailesh Vara MP
The Lord Rennard MBE
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How many women does it take to make a difference?
February 9, House of Commons
Linda Tarr-Whelan & Harriet Harman MP
Nadine Dorries MP & Professor Sarah Childs
Q&A
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Ermine, Ethics and Engagement: Evolution in the House of Lords
The Lord Speaker, Rt Hon the Baroness Hayman
December 9, House of Lords
Lord Speaker's speech Q&A
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Civil Liberties: Are we placing ourselves at the mercy of the state?
Decmber 8, House of Commons, Westminster
Henry Porter, Sir Ian Blair and Peter Oborne Civil Liberties Q&A
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Parliament in an anti-politics age: the outreach challenge
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP
November 30, Portcullis House, Westminster
The Speaker's speech Q&A
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Twitter:Communication tool or pointless vanity?
October 21, 2009
Kerry McCarthy MP & Jo Swinson MP
Andrew Walker & Iain Dale
Q&A
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A Speech by the Speaker: Parliamentary Reform - The Route from here to there
September 24, 2009
The
Speech
Q&A
Part 1
Q&A
Part 2
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Has devolution delivered for women? The Hansard Society and the
British Council hosted this event at the Festival of Politics.
August 13, 2009
Part
1 Paul Docherty intro; Joyce McMillan & Johann Lamont MSP
Part
2 Rosemary Butler AM & Professor Alice Brown
Part 3
Professor Laura McAllister; Q&A
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30
Years of Scrutiny - Select Committee Conference
The challenges for scrutiny
Listen
to the audio
The future of select committees Listen to
the audio
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Young
people: Who cares what they think?
Part 1
Jo Swinson MP & Emily Beardsmore (Chair, British Youth Council)
Part
2: Meryl Roberts & Geral Owusu (Member of the UK Youth Parliament for
Haringey) Q&A
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What lessons should Westminster
learn from Holyrood?
May 19, 2009
This event was covered by Radio 4's Today in Parliament May 21, 2009
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Launch of the Audit of Political Engagement 6
April, 2009
Dr
Ruth Fox presentation of Audit 6 findings
Shahid
Malik MP; Shailesh Vara MP
Jo Swinson MP; Q&A
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The Online Campaign - solution or smokescreen?
To view the video of this event click here.
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Europe or America: where
is our special relationship now?
March 18, 2009
Part 1 Charles Kennedy MP; Mark Tokola, American Embassy
Part 2 Bronwen Maddox, The Times; Caroline Flint MP
Part 3 Q&A
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Citizens or consumers - which does a democracy need more?
January 29, 2009
Tony Travers (LSE) & Ken Livingstone
Dr Vince Cable MP & Angela Knight (British Banker's Association)
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Making Politics Fit for Purpose
November, 2009
Clare Short MP's speech
Q&A session
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No Politics, Please ….We’re Women!
Part 1 Dr Sarah Childs, Helen Goodman MP
Part 2 Dr Jonathan Dean, Ros Taylor, Lee Chalmers
Part 3 Questions &Answers
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People Like Us: Is British Society fairly reflected in Parliament? Party Conferences Autumn 2008
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat Fringe Event Part 1
Liberal Democrats Fringe Event Part 2
Liberal Democrat Fringe Event Part 3
Conservatives
Conservatives Fringe Event Part 1
Conservatives Fringe Event Part 2
Conservatives Fringe Event Part 3
Labour
Labour Fringe Event Part 1
Labour Fringe Event Part 2
Labour Fringe Event Part 3
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Rt Hon Jack Straw MP addresses Hansard Society meeting on legislative process
Alex Brazier and Peter Riddell introducing the Law in the Making research
Keynote speech by Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
Panel 1 -
External Influences on the Legislative Process (Part 1, Part 2)
Panel 2 - The Role of Parliament and Parliamentarians in
Influencing Legislation (Part 1, Part 2)
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Was the West Lothian question answered?
February 6, 2008
West Lothian event Part 1, West Lothian event Part 2,
West Lothian event Part 3, West Lothian event Part 4, West Lothian event Part 5
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Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP addresses inaugural annual lecture
December, 2007
Ken Clarke lecture 1 Ken Clarke lecture 2
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